Armrest for gliders



March 26, 1935. c. E. FRIESNER ARMREST FOR GLIDERS Filed Dec. 15, 193" gwucmtov atented Mini", 2

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application llliecernber 15, law, Seriai No. 'iiliMii ZJ ll Claim.

This invention relates to articles of furniture, I but more particularly to arm rests for gliders and similar articles of furniture, and an object is to produce a simple and inexpensive arm rest for 5 gliders or the like, which can be readily and conveniently mounted on or detached from frames, such as the seat frame of a glider.

other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear, and, for purposes of illustration, but not of limitation, an embodiment of the invention is shown on the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a glider showing the arm rests in position of use; and

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the arm rests shown in Figure 1.

The illustrated embodiment of the invention comprises a glider having a supporting frame or standard from whichis suspended for to and fro swinging movement by hangers 11, a seat frame 12. Connected in any suitable manner to the seat frame 12 is a back frame 13. It will be understood that a suitable cushion or cushions (not shown) are placed on the seat and back frames, the above construction being old and well known in the art.

In accordance with this invention, an arm rest A is provided for opposite ends of the seat frame 12, so that persons sitting on the ends of the glider can rest an arm thereon during the swinging movement and without interfering with the adjacent parts of the supporting standard 10. Each arm rest comprises a plate 14 of metal, or other suitable material, bent at substantially right angles to provide a depending or vertical portion 15 and a horizontal portion 16, which extends outwardly over the adjacent parts of the supporting standard 10. It will be observed that the vertical portion 15 extends downwardly a substantial distance, and the length of the plate is approximately equal to the width of the seat frame 12. Connected to the outer side of the vertical plate portion 15 is a substantially U- shaped supporting rod 18, which, in this instance, is secured in place by a. plurality of brackets 19 secured as by welding to the plate portion 15. The U-sh aped support 18 has a pair of vertical arms 20, which extend downwardly beyond the lower edge of the plate portion 15 to the seat frame 12.

Integral with the lower end of the arms 20 and a extending inwardly therefrom are extensions 21 of approximately the same length as that of the arms 20. At the outer end of each extension 21 is an oflset end portion 22, which is adapted to be inserted into openings 23 respectively, formed it in the front and rear horizontal members of the seat frame 12.

It will be understood that by holding the extensions 21 of the arm rest support in substane tially vertical position, they may be inserted into 16% the openings 23, and, thereafter, by swinging the support laterally so that the extensions 21 abut against the seat frame, the armrest is readily mounted in position of use. It is thus apparent that the armrests can be readily mounted in po- 2c sition or detached, as desired, and gliders may be almost instantaneously equipped with armrests when desired without the use of special tools or connecting devices.

It is to be understood that numerouschanges 25 in details of construction, arrangement and choice of materials, may be effected without departing from the spirit .of the invention, espe cially as defined in the appended claim.

, What I claim as new and desire to secure by horizontal plate member, a support in fixed relation to said member and having a pair of laterally spaced vertical arms, an inward extension on the lower end of each arm adapted to engage the 'seat frame, and an ofiset portion on the inner end of each extension adapted to 'be inserted in 40 an aperture of the seat frame and: abut against the undersurface of the seat frame 'in the region of the aperture.

CHARLES E. FRIESNER. 

